Information Regarding the Stimulus Package

NSF Guidance

• Penn investigators with research proposals that were well reviewed but not funded are strongly encouraged to get in contact with their program officers
• NSF will not solicit new research proposals
• >24,000 unresolved proposals currently under review
• NSF will not supplement existing grants
  
• NSF ARRA Funding Priorities
• $2B for competitive research grants
• $300M for major research instrumentation
• $200M for Academic Research Infrastructure program
• Competitively awarded lab construction grants primarily at Universities
• $100M Education and Human Resources appropriation
• $60 million to the Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
• $25 million to the Math and Science Partnerships program
• $15 million to a new Professional Masters Science Program
• $400M for Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction
• Construction of major research facilities with unique capabilities at the cutting edge of science
  
  
  NSF Recovery Website

NSF American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) Frequently Asked Questions

For more information
or any questions
please contact:

Josie Rook
Executive Director
Office of the
Vice Provost for Research
rookj@upenn.edu
215-898-7236